National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards 2025

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SINGHEALTH DUKE-NUS AMC CLINICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS WIN NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to our clinician-scientists and researchers who received national grants and research awards at today's National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards Ceremony.

Three SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC teams secure S$60 million grant funding

Three of our research teams have secured a total of S$60 million in funding through the Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG), a national competitive research grant that supports teams from public institutions who advance research for improved human health and wellness. The project teams are as follows:

• CLARION (Conquering Lung cancer Across all stages with Research and InnovatiON), headed by Associate Professor Daniel Tan (NCCS), has received S$25 million to study Asian lung cancer biology and enhance cost-effective treatment delivery.

• SPARKLE (Singapore Parkinson's Disease Programme), led by Professor Tan Eng King (NNI), has been awarded S$25 million to develop non-invasive interventions and novel therapies for Parkinson's Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.
  
   
• MAGNET (Mechanistic Investigation and Clinical Innovation for Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Therapy), under Professor Yibin Wang (Duke-NUS), has secured S$10 million to advance sarcopenia research and develop innovative diagnostic tools and treatments.

NMRC award winners

We are proud to also announce that 20 of our clinician-scientists and researchers have been awarded prestigious talent development grants across various categories, including the Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award, Clinician-Scientist Award, HPHSR (Health Promotion, Preventive Health, Population Health & Health Services Research) Clinician-Scientist Award, and Clinician-Innovator Award categories. These awards are presented to talented individuals who lead internationally competitive, cutting-edge and novel translational and clinical research.

In addition, 18 of our clinician-scientists received the Transition Award and NMRC Research Training Fellowship. Collectively, these awards and programmes push the boundaries of medicine and improve patient care, enabling a healthier future for Singapore and beyond.

Prof Ranga Krishnan Honoured with Inaugural NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award

At the ceremony, Professor Ranga Krishnan, former SingHealth Board Member and second Dean of Duke-NUS Medical School, was awarded the inaugural NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award. This award recognises individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to NMRC's work and activities.

Please join us in congratulating all award recipients on their NMRC Awards for their steadfast commitment to advancing healthcare through medical research!

Full list of award winners as follows:

(NMRC awards from Jan 2024 – Jul 2024 grant call cycles)